Which Banned Book Are You

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Banned Books Week runs through September 27th. To help us celebrate the freedom to read, Columbus State Library has created a neat quiz to help discover “Which Banned Book Are You ?”. It appears that I’m Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer.

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Vanity Is Useless

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

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Most of Us Are Guilty

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

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Words Count

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

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Eye Know

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Filmmaker Hiroshi Kondo turned a conventional time-lapse journey through Tokyo at night into a mind-bending psychedelic trip. The vivid soundtrack is by Ayako Taniguchi.

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Books vs Burgers

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

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Not Just Barcelona

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

The Catalan Tourist Board is trying to get visitors to think beyond Barcelona’s city limits and to spend some time around the rest of Catalunya. To that end, they commissioned filmmakers to capture the allure of the region.

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Postcards from Stockholm

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Spanish cinematographer Enrique Pacheo spent a week in Stockholm riding his bike and taking photos. The result was this beautiful time-lapse video.

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Time to read

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

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Librarian Katherine Case and Pack Library Bookmobile

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Celebrate the Freedom to Read

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

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Banned Books Week is coming up again next week. The American Booksellers Foundation For Free Expression is encouraging readers, writers, booksellers, librarians, teachers and publishers to get involved in local activities. The theme of this year’s BBW is censorship of graphic novels and comic books. It’s a great opportunity to visit your local independent bookseller or library to checkout the special events.

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